The Gist
For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.
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Busting Bernie’s Policy Myth
Medicare for all cannot bypass the filibuster.
29 min
1302
Combatting Coronavirus With Clowns
The president sure has put a smart team together.
26 min
1303
Electing the Muppet in Chief
There doesn’t seem to be much space for anything but caricature.
31 min
1304
The New York Times is Ready to Rumble
Why do they have such a beef with West Side Story?
24 min
1305
Battling Against Bernie
The other candidates aren’t going after the frontrunner in the ways they should.
28 min
1306
Leave George Washington’s Thighs Alone
There’s more to the founding father than just his body
28 min
1307
Bloomberg’s Defenseless Debate
Some suggestions for what he could have said.
28 min
1308
Ye Olde Bloomberg Soundbite Shoppe
He’s got a clip for everything.
29 min
1309
Pardon the Crime
Just wait until you hear about the sex cult and the dirt transferring station.
29 min
1310
Why Iran-Contra Hardly Rings a Bell
It’s just not as memorable as other presidential scandals.
27 min
1311
Unpacking the Buttigieg CIA Conspiracy
Where’s all this coming from?
36 min
1312
Bloomberg’s Bad Racial Math
The ways he interpreted stop-and-frisk results were inaccurate
31 min
1313
What Hurt Warren
After New Hampshire, her campaign could be an uphill battle.
27 min
1314
Are Essential Oils Essentially Bunk?
Maria Konnikova explains.
32 min
1315
Moshe Kasher Surfs the Crowd
His hilarious new album focuses in on crowd work.
31 min
1316
Iowa Was Lost in Translation
The whole system is outdated and broken.
26 min
1317
The Unsurprising Acquittal of Donald Trump
Republicans want people to just forget about it.
28 min
1318
The Lesson of Iowa’s Chaos
Caucuses led to a muddled result that was bad for all involved.
26 min
1319
Oregon, Lab for Democracy
Other states should consider innovations like registering 16-year-olds to vote.
26 min
1320
Jon Favreau’s The Wilderness
What voters should the Democrats be targeting in 2020?
30 min
1321
The Deep Doo-Doo of Dershowitz
His argument was a complete tactical misfire.
24 min
1322
Could Bernie Take Iowa?
The last-minute momentum might surprise us.
32 min
1323
The Nuclear Power of the Presidency
The threat of the bomb is still real, even if now we think it’s just an idea.
26 min
1324
Kobe Bryant, Transcendent Athlete
His talent on the court went deeper than just the game.
28 min
1325
The Hits of 1983
A great year for Toto, Michael Jackson, and the Police.
32 min